older sister; elder sister
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
not understanding; not knowing
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
kernel (of an operating system); kernel (of a nut or grain)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
Shirley; Charrie; Sherley
to make a success in life
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles